How long has it been? - Topic of the day 2/15/24
How much time has it been since you've gotten into fashion? At what point were you happy with where you were at or are you still getting there?
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I started getting into it when I was 18 so it's been about 10 years now. Just started out wearing v-necks and whatever american apparel had until I found MFA and dressed in the uniform. Don't think I was really happy with where I was at until like a year or two ago. Feels like I've just been slowly building up to it and trying out different styles until I found my current one that I felt myself most satisfied in. At a certain point I was juggling so many different styles where this pair of pants only worked with this certain outfit and eventually settling on my current style make everything more versatile and overall better.
Since summer 2011…
It is crazy to see how time flies. I’m pretty happy with my wardrobe at the moment. Trying to sell off stuff that just sits in my closet this spring.
Phew, this was the one for me
started to get into it early last July cause I was starting an internship and wanted to dress nicer than I dressed for work and university and I had been reading Derek Guy tweets lol. Bought a bunch of stuff over the summer and autumn (most of it thrifted), got some helpful advice in here and then in about mid-December after I bought the $28 J.Crew suit I was happy with where I was at and haven't really looked at buying any new clothes since.
I guess this was aroundabout when I discovered mfa
uniqlo, clarks, gustin :chefskiss:
Six years and counting since I started caring in general, but the bulk of my actual interest started during COVID bc there was fuck all to do at home :xd:
Unfortunately only found my specific style like two years ago so that kinda sucks for my wallet
Mid 2015 I’d say
(Size 27 lmao)
2016ish wit the milk ramones
I found MFA in 2018 thru the streetwear/MFA mod fit battle. Funny looking back on that - at the time I thought the streetwear mods had way better fits, now it's the opposite! Basic bastard felt safe for a long time so it took a while to branch out. I think the mfad fit battle a couple months ago helped me figure out a style direction
2011, I was in Korea and had the realization that all of my peers dressed well and I looked sloppy. Existed in nexus til 2015 and I balled out buying all my raf grails and yohji runway samples and stuff. Never liked the way mfa encouraged dressing back then.
you started with milk ramones? 😮
in memoriam of r/streetwear
- 2015 was my first Supreme purchase (ss15 black hooded denim jacket💖)
- 2016 was my first Grailed purchase (Julius alpaca slub yarn giant scarf)
I think those mark my start!
used to be the holy starting place for younger people getting into clothing
bc it was "cool" I guess
:xd:
Nothing on reddit has ever been cool, cmon now 😛
so you're telling me ASSC hoodies aren't the pinnacle of casual style?
phew
:harold:
Around the same time that I went looking for r/mfa and found my way here. So since July last year
its sort of where i official begin my fashion journey. I had gotten into things like uniqlo before but didn't delve into the world of internet bullshit until lter
maybe technically copping stan smiths from seeing an /fa/ wiki in 2015 is the true origin?
:think:
any other
young stalin shooters in the chatwould be an interesting DQ to ask about everyone's first "big investment" purchase
7 years ago, bought a pair of red wings and fell down a hole. Was too broke to wear anything but Old Navy and H&M to that point.
ex from 2016-2019 went crazy mode on collecting cargobaskets, exploder jackets etc and we met through /fa/
still need to find the time to sell off my old Thursday and Meermin boots
rip bozo you will not be missed
wild...
i never posted on /fa/ but the sticky was really helpful for me
it was an /fa/ steam group and they hit me up because of my touhou avatar, fast forward through some extremely toxic shit and now I'm here coolin :coolPepe:
wasted thousands on stuff that looks cool but definitely doesn't fit who I am at all, its a legacy of pain
I started lurking in MFA in 2013, built out a super cheap ivy wardrobe based around thrifted target stuff, moved to LA and got more into streetwear, completely stopped paying attention to fashion for like five years, then got back on mfa late 2022 and built out a super cheap ivy wardrobe based around thrifted prl stuff 😎
2018 baby here 🙋
I’d say 2020, my first job out of college. I bought a bunch of j crew so I could start to look as good as my coworkers
2019 when I was a freshman but nothing really happened until this winter
My old fits were just generic and shit gg
the turning point was when I bought some carhartt double knees in hs
off depop
Like 4-5ish yrs ago
Once I saw my recent fits and could see like the different directions I felt like I've made it in terms of establishing a foundation
Late 2022 I decided to refresh my wardrobe and move away from my black skinny jean/band tee punk uniform. After about 6 months of floundering around with slim fit MFA advice, straight and relaxed fit clicked for me and I pulled a buzzer beater return on the slim Outlier tech pants I got talked into right before the return window closed. I've been figuring it out slowly since then, relying on thrift finds for the most part, and I'm starting to brick less and definitely feel more confident in my fits.
in early 2014 I bought a light blue OCBD and a gray v neck sweater from uniqlo because I saw this fit on MFA
As a shitty high schooler I looked at MFA and Streetwear in like 2015 in a stupid attempt that maybe dressing was holding me back with girls (it wasn't). Followed fashion a bit but never made any real attempt to improve and quite honestly dressed like shit despite trying to care. Stopped following it entirely in like 2017.
Pandemic happens and I'm online way too much so start to look at reddit again and rediscover my love for fashion in 2021ish. Actually join the community this time and contribute and :post: :fit: which has improved my fashion a ton.
I downloaded tumblr around 2010 and never looked back.
But I was like in middle school at the time so I never had the money to buy the things I liked and it was all just Streetwear and sneakers
internet fashion starting in 2012, but I somehow avoided buying CDBs or Killshots
But did you get a Pointer Chore Coat?
I jumped on MFA a dozen years ago at this point. My first major purchase was a pair of OSB moc boots in a v green chamois leather that I've since sold.
It's really only been super recently that I feel like I've figured out what I like and is comfortable. Still trying to put that shit on but my vision and ideas have gotten way better since the move to discord tbh
I have liked clothes and dressing up my whole life, but I would say that I started being interested in fashion super seriously in high school. 2007/2008 is about when I bought my first selvedge denim and it’s been a long journey since. I’ve only been happy with the way I dress since about 2022.
oh god
dont make me pull it up
no I've written plenty on my fashunz journey but I've mostly been in some variants of luxe streetwear-loungewear, greyman techwear, rick, more greyman techwear, and denim americana
I am extremely boring and try to minimize the number of brands I keep track of at any time, so rn it's Rick Owens/Drkshdw and Iron Heart
In retrospect the kickoff point for me and the start of a long obsession with Japanese stuff was buying an anthology of Fruits magazine in a shop in Melbourne in 2001
It took until like 2007 or so to be able to afford anything I actually liked, and a lot longer to figure out how to put stuff together.
Never really interacted with fashion social media / communities apart from this place starting like 6 months ago maybe
i started actually caring about how it influenced my own life only recently - not even a year ago yet. but i’ve always at least passively cared since i was maybe 16?
the first time i started feeling even remotely pleased about how i look was back in june when i started seriously caring - i got a shorter, layered haircut and almost cried in the chair because it felt that euphoric to actually look more like me. i’ve always felt inescapably feminine with long, unlayered hair (despite the fact that it can and very much has been worn in flatteringly masculine ways, it’s just self-perception) and i can inch that much closer to masculinity - or even a neutral appearance - with even a little bit more ruggedness to my hair. it’s just as much in the face as it is the style of dress.
granted, i’ve always dressed somewhat neutrally, but even then, i couldn’t escape the woman’s cut shirts. still narrowing them down and deciding if there are any really worth keeping. but man. going from years upon years of wearing nothing but denim/khakis and t-shirts to a more varied closet overall is refreshing. and i say this as someone who likes to wear grunge, a style that at its cheapest and most simple is denim and t-shirts.
for now, though, i’m still getting to the point of looking exactly as i want. at least it’s a doable process, though.
My first "conscious" fashion decision that I made was around 2014. Ordered Clark's desert boots, a bunch of flannels from American Eagle, and lurked the old /mfa.
The pandemic really leveled up my learning and interest. I grew out my head + facial hair, tucked in my shirts, and bought clothes that were actually in my size. I've also leaned into thrift shopping and discerning what works for me. I'm not afraid of just wearing what I like OR trying out something somewhat trendy - I just like clothes and aesthetics and it's fun to find out what works for me!
My next fashion goals would be to find a tailor and learn to invest in high-price, high-quality pieces (new and vintage).
I've started caring about how I dress just last year
I was searching for a shirt for my master graduation outfit, and I landed on r/mfa 🤠
Spoiler: it's a spier&mackay sportshirt, still have it in my closet
Now I'm mostly looking for vintage-inspired clothing and used stuff, looking forward to my next outfits
I got into fashion around late 2020, with the intention of getting a new "artistic" hobby like listening to music or watching films. I knew I needed something to occupy my time since I'm a pretty extroverted guy and felt things would be uncertain. All of my cooler friends would consistently throw out names like Rick Owens, Raf Simons, and Stone Island and I'd have no idea what they meant, so I felt like it was time to know.
I was a bigger guy at the time and didn't have the confidence to go forth and start wearing nice clothing, just had the intention of "examining runway shows as art pieces". I got recommendations for B* F*, HauteLeMode, and most importantly for this story, Fashion Roadman (formerly The Fashion Archive). The Fashion Archive had a Discord server dedicated to his channel at the time and I thought getting involved in a discussion group dedicated to this would be helpful for my understanding of the form.
I ended up joining during a fit battle and got inspired by the idea that these people were making themselves an art piece that could put a thesis forward, rather than just needing to express themselves through critical analysis. I ended up dropping the weight, and joining a few more servers (EHF, here, Weejawnz, etc.) and have been continuing to refine that idea with each and every fit 🙂 [as you can see from then to now]
Fashion Roadman is a huge favourite of mine as well, love his vids. Also love your fits 😍
Started mid-2023. Definitely not totally happy yet...still trying to get there.